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50 Years After “I Have a Dream” for a Chicago Man Exonerated of Murder
For Lee Antione Day, and the 1,195 other former US prisoners who have been exonerated, lasting justice is far from reality.
What Awaits Chelsea Manning as She Begins Her Sentence as the Military’s First Openly Trans Woman?
Will Chelsea Manning be granted access to hormone therapy while at Fort Leavenworth?
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President Obama, Commute Chelsea Manning’s Sentence to Time Served
President Obama was in charge when Manning spent 11 months in conditions described by the UN as cruel and inhumane and when those conditions were changed due to public …
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Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison
Bradley Manning is sentenced to 35 years in military prison for leaking documents to WikiLeaks.
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Gang Instigation Alleged in California Prison Hunger Strike; Force-Feeding Possible
California's prison hunger strike has resulted in several hospitalizations and one death. And now the state may force-feed them.
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New York Promised Help for Mentally Ill Inmates – but Still Sticks Many in Solitary
Since protections were first added to protect inmates with mental illness in solitary confinement, the number of inmates diagnosed with severe mental illness has dropped.
Eric Holder’s Reforms to Minimum Drug Sentencing Don’t Address Structural Racism
Retired Veteran Police Officer Jack Cole: Holder falls short of addressing racist criminal justice system that has incarcerated more than 2 million Americans.
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What Do You Do When You No Longer Need Your Slaves?
Turning unemployed Americans into very profitable prisoners is a booming business.
Judge Rules NYPD’s “Stop and Frisk” Unconstitutional, Orders Federal Oversight
Judge finds New York Police Department violates the rights of New Yorkers, as mayor Michael Bloomberg vows to fight ruling
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The Police State Mindset in Our Public Schools
Instead of making schools safer, we've simply managed to make them more authoritarian.